2017 Scottish local elections

2017 Scottish local elections

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All 1,227 seats[1] to 32 Scottish councils
Turnout	46.9% (7.3%)
First party Second party   Leader Nicola Sturgeon Ruth Davidson Party SNP Conservative Leader since 14 November 2014 4 November 2011 Last election 425 seats, 32.33% 115 seats, 13.27% Seats before 438[2] 112[2] Seats won 431 276 Seat change 7*[3] 164*[3] First preferences 610,454 478,073 First preferences (%) 32.30% 25.30% Swing (pp) 0.03% 12.03%   Third party Fourth party   Leader Kezia Dugdale Willie Rennie Party Labour Liberal Democrats Leader since 15 August 2015 17 May 2011 Last election 394 seats, 31.39% 71 seats, 6.62% Seats before 395[2] 70[2] Seats won 262 67 Seat change 133*[3] 3*[3] First preferences 380,957 128,821 First preferences (%) 20.16% 6.82% Swing (pp) 11.23% 0.20%
Popular vote by council areas. Council controls post elections
Most voted for party by council, largest party by council, and largest party by ward. Ward map utilises the new ward boundaries. * Indicates boundary change - so this is a nominal figure

The 2017 Scottish local elections were held on Thursday 4 May, in all 32 local authorities. The SNP retained its position as the largest party in terms of votes and councillors, despite suffering minor losses. The Conservatives made gains and displaced Labour as the second largest party, while the Liberal Democrats suffered a net loss of councillors despite increasing their share of the vote.^[4] Minor parties and independents polled well; and independent councillors retained majority control over the three island councils. For the first time since the local government reforms in 1995, all mainland councils fell under no overall control.